2. MODELING

CHAPTER 2 "MODELLING" 62 " Default Value ": you can specify a specific number of surface elements that your grid will contain. You select it and in the field to the right, type the number of elements you want. Then you press the "OK" button and point the mouse successively to the sides of the contour. Press right mouse button to indicate that you have completed the selection and then call the "Grid Calculation" command. In the dialog box that appears, press the "Calculate" button. The surface grid is redefined based on the number of elements you specified. " Max element width ": type in centimetres the maximum width you want your surface to have. Press the "OK" button and point with the mouse to one or more sides of the surfacer outline where you want the surfacer to have this maximum width. Finish your selection with the left mouse button and then call the "Grid Calculator" command. In the dialog box that appears, select the grid (it turns blue) and press the "Calculate" button. The surface grid is redefined based on the maximum width of the elements on the sides you specified. " Number of segments ": enter the number of segments (not the total number of items). Press the "OK" button and point with the mouse to one or more sides of the surface contour, which you want to have the number of segments you have previously defined. You finish your selection with the right mouse button and then call the "Grid Calculation" command. In the dialog box that appears, select the grid (it turns blue) and press the "Calculate" button. The surface grid is redefined based on the number of segments you specified. 4.2.7 Calculation Command to Calculate the 3D surface grid, taking into account the contour you have previously defined and any holes and points. Using the command, the following dialog box appears